#CB8BCA#CB8BCA
#CB8BCA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.114 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 139, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 0.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 34.52, -22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 41.35, 326.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.13% 0.0957 -0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.13% 0.114 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5210, 35.4277, 60.3587) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.12
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.68
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.98
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.53
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8BCA #8BCB8C
analogous
#AC8BCB #CB8BCA #CB8BAA
triadic
#CB8BCA #CACB8B #8BCACB
tetradic
#CB8BCA #CBAC8B #8BCB8C #8BAACB
square
#CB8BCA #CBAC8B #8BCB8C #8BAACB
split-complementary
#CB8BCA #AACB8B #8BCBAC
monochromatic
#984496 #B861B7 #CB8BCA #DEB5DD #F1E0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#CB8BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#CB8BCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8BCA
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8BCA | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879BCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF90A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 139, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.114 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcaeda',
500: '#cb8bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8bca; $custom-light: #dcaeda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 139,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.938,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7213,
"c": 0.11389,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.35426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8BCA
secondary
#CFE3CF
accent
#B13634
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83